01857nas a2200205 4500008004100000022001600041245011500057210006900172300000800241490000700249520118800256653001401444653002201458653002501480653001601505100002301521700002701544700002501571856005501596 2005 eng d a0015-9301, 00aA proposed standardised terminology for the external taxonomic characters of the Scolopendromorpha (Chilopoda)0 aproposed standardised terminology for the external taxonomic cha a1-80 v483 a

Abstract: The need for standardising the terminology of the external taxonomic characters of scolopendromorph centipedes is addressed. Single terms are proposed for most characters, bearing in mind those currently in use for the Lithobiomorpha and Geophilomorpha; alternatives are suggested for others. A table compares this nomenclature with those employed in recent treatments of these three orders and is accompanied by explanatory notes. Setal terminology and that for features restricted to individual families and genera are discussed separately.

[Propozycja ustalenia standardowej terminologii dotyczącej zewnętrznych cech taksonomicznych Scolopendromorpha (Chilopoda)]

Streszczenie: Autorzy proponują przyjęcie standardów w nazewnictwie zewnętrznych cech taksonomicznych pareczników z rzędu skolopendrokształtnych, mając na uwadze obecnie używane terminy dla pareczników z rzędu drewniakokształtnych i zieminkokształtnych. Oddzielnie przedyskutowano terminologię dotyczącą spinulacji oraz tych cech, które ograniczają się do poszczególnych rodzin.

10aChilopoda10aScolopendromorpha10ataxonomic characters10aterminology1 aLewis, John, G. E.1 aEdgecombe, Gregory, D.1 aShelley, Rowland, M. uhttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/22885560201561nas a2200229 4500008004100000022001400041245013900055210006900194260001500263300001200278490000700290520084400297653001401141653001501155653001701170653001701187653001601204653001301220100002501233700002301258856005001281 1995 eng d a0007-516700aPlutoniinae Bollman, 1893 (Arthropoda, Chilopoda) And Plutoniinae Cockerell, 1893 (Mollusca, Gastropoda): Proposed Removal Of Homonymy0 aPlutoniinae Bollman 1893 Arthropoda Chilopoda And Plutoniinae Co c30/06/1995 a150-1520 v523 a

This application proposes removal of the homonymy between the family- group names Plutoniinae Bollman, 1893 (centipedes) and Plutoniinae Cockerell, 1893 (slugs), which are respectively derived from the generic names Plutonium Cavanna, 1881 and Plutonia Morelet in Stabile, 1864. As the centipede name PLUTONIINAE Bollman is the senior homonym, it is proposed that the entire generic name Plutonia be used as the stem to form the gastropod subfamily name PLUTONIAINAE Cockerell.

Recommended citation: Shelley, R. M., Backeljau, T. (1995): Plutoniinae Bollman, 1893 (Arthropoda, Chilopoda) And Plutoniinae Cockerell, 1893 (Mollusca, Gastropoda): Proposed Removal Of Homonymy. The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 52 (2): 150-152. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.6752

10aChilopoda10aGastropoda10anomenclature10aPlutoniainae10aPlutoniinae10aTaxonomy1 aShelley, Rowland, M.1 aBackeljau, Thierry uhttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/675201000nas a2200229 4500008004100000245005300041210005200094520032700146653001400473100002400487700001800511700002300529700002500552700002700577700002300604700002700627700002500654700001700679700001800696700002200714856003400736 2006 eng d00aChiloBase. A web resource for Chilopoda taxonomy0 aChiloBase A web resource for Chilopoda taxonomy3 a

Recommended citation: Minelli, A., Bonato, L., Dioguardi, R., Chagas-Jr., A., Edgecombe, G. D., Lewis, J. G. E., Pereira, L. A., Shelley, R. M., Stoev, P., Uliana, M., Zapparoli, M. (2006-2015): ChiloBase. A web resource for Chilopoda taxonomy. Formerly available at http://chilobase.bio.unipd.it

10aChilopoda1 aMinelli, Alessandro1 aBonato, Lucio1 aDioguardi, Rosario1 aChagas-Jr., Amazonas1 aEdgecombe, Gregory, D.1 aLewis, John, G. E.1 aPereira, Luis, Alberto1 aShelley, Rowland, M.1 aStoev, Pavel1 aUliana, MARCO1 aZapparoli, Marzio uhttp://chilobase.bio.unipd.it02656nas a2200205 4500008004100000022002500041245022400066210006900290300001200359490000600371520187900377653001702256653001702273653002002290653001802310653001802328653001802346100002502364856006102389 2008 eng d a1875-2535, 1875-254300aRevision of the Centipede Genus Hemiscolopendra Kraepelin, 1903: Description of H. marginata (Say, 1821) and possible misidentifications as Scolopendra spp.; proposal of Akymnopellis, n. gen.0 aRevision of the Centipede Genus iHemiscolopendrai Kraepelin 1903 a171-2040 v13 a

Full title: Revision of the Centipede Genus Hemiscolopendra Kraepelin, 1903: Description of H. marginata (Say, 1821) and possible misidentifications as Scolopendra spp.; proposal of Akymnopellis, n. gen., and redescriptions of its South American components (Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae: Scolopendrinae).

Abstract: Hemiscolopendra Kraepelin, 1903, is a monotypic genus. Its sole species, H. marginata (Say, 1821), possibly misidentified in older publications as Scolopendra morsitans L., 1758, and S. pachygnatha Pocock, 1905, occurs from the southern Atlantic Coast of the United States to west Texas, in the east/west dimension, and, north/south, from southern Ohio-Illinois to Chiapas, Mexico. Individuals throughout this area vary through the same limits, proving that they are conspecific. Akymnopellis, n. gen., is erected to accommodate the South American species previously assigned to Hemiscolopendrachilensis (Gervais, 1847), laevigata (Porat, 1876), and platei (Attems, 1903). Two new synonymies are proposed – Otostigma michaelseni Attems, 1903, under A. laevigata, and Hemiscolopendra perdita Chamberlin, 1955, under A. platei.

Recommended citation: Shelley, R. M. (2008): Revision of the Centipede Genus Hemiscolopendra Kraepelin, 1903: Description of H. marginata (Say, 1821) and possible misidentifications as Scolopendra spp.; proposal of Akymnopellis, n. gen., and redescriptions of its South American components (Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae: Scolopendrinae). International Journal of Myriapodology, 1 (2): 171-204. https://doi.org/10.1163/187525408X395931

10aAkymnopellis10aH. marginata10aHemiscolopendra10aNORTH AMERICA10aSouth America10aUnited States1 aShelley, Rowland, M. uhttps://brill.com/view/journals/ijm/1/2/article-p171.xml01071nas a2200145 4500008004100000022001400041245016200055210006900217260001500286300001000301490000700311520053700318100002500855856004500880 2000 eng d a2376-319100aThe milliped family Haplodesmidae in the Hawaiian Islands, with records of Prosopodesmus jacobsoni from Florida and Louisiana (Diplopoda: Polydesmida)0 amilliped family Haplodesmidae in the Hawaiian Islands with recor c15/09/2000 a39-480 v643 a

Recommended citation: Shelley, R. M. (2000): The milliped family Haplodesmidae in the Hawaiian Islands, with records of Prosopodesmus jacobsoni from Florida and Louisiana (Diplopoda: Polydesmida). Bishop Museum Occasional Papers, 64: 48-49. [Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 1999. Part 2: notes.] http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pdf/op64.pdf

Bibliographic remark: All notes in volume 64 constitute contribution No. 2000-017 to the Hawaii Biological Survey.

1 aShelley, Rowland, M. uhttp://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pdf/op64.pdf00901nas a2200145 4500008004100000022001400041245007800055210006900133260001500202300001000217490000700227520045100234100002500685856004500710 2000 eng d a2376-319100aThe centipede order Scolopendromorpha in the Hawaiian Islands (Chilopoda)0 acentipede order Scolopendromorpha in the Hawaiian Islands Chilop c15/09/2000 a39-480 v643 a

Recommended citation: Shelley, R. M. (2000): The centipede order Scolopendromorpha in the Hawaiian Islands (Chilopoda). Bishop Museum Occasional Papers, 64: 39-48. [Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 1999. Part 2: notes.] http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pdf/op64.pdf

Bibliographic remark: All notes in volume 64 constitute contribution No. 2000-017 to the Hawaii Biological Survey.

1 aShelley, Rowland, M. uhttp://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pdf/op64.pdf03085nas a2200241 4500008004100000022002500041245020600066210006900272300001200341490000700353520225500360653001602615653001602631653001202647653001802659653002402677653001102701653001202712653001002724100002502734700002902759856005502788 2004 eng d a1527-0904, 1944-823600aThe centipede genus Arthrorhabdus Pocock, 1891, in the Western Hemisphere: potential occurrence of A. pygmaeus (Pocock, 1895) in Belize (Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae: Scolopendrinae)0 acentipede genus iArthrorhabdusi Pocock 1891 in the Western Hemis a532-5370 v643 a

The scolopendrid centipede genus Arthrorhabdus Pocock, 1891, comprises 6 species: A. formosus Pocock, 1891, the type species, occurring in southern Africa (Mpumalanga, Free State, Western and Northern Cape Provinces, South Africa, and southern Namibia); A. somalus Manfredi, 1933, in Somalia and Yemen; A. jonesii Verhoeff, 1938, from southern India (Kerala Province); A. mjobergi Kraepelin, 1916, and A. paucispinus Koch, 1984, in Australia (Western and South Australia, Northern Territory, and Queensland); and A. pygmaeus (Pocock, 1895), in the south central and southwestern United States, Mexico, and, potentially, Belize. This sporadic occurrence suggests that the genus is polyphyletic, and the monotypic synonym, Arthrorhabdinus Verhoeff, 1907, is available for pygmaeus, which is not referrable to another established genus. Arthrorhabdus spinifer (Kraepelin, 1903), known only from Belém, Pará State, Brazil, is transferred to Rhoda Meinert, 1886, thereby constituting a new combination. Sixteen new localities are reported for A. pygmaeus, 14 in Mexico and 2 in the U.S.; a specimen from Belize, intercepted in quarantine in Miami, suggests occurrence in this country. The 2 U.S. sites, in Cameron County, Texas, and Pima County, Arizona, extend the generic and specific ranges around 400 miles (640 km) to the southeast and west, respectively. In Mexico, A. pygmaeus ranges southward through the mainland, possibly excluding the Yucatan Peninsula, and also inhabits the southern half of Baja California Sur (BCS). Its apparent absence from the rest of the Baja peninsula suggests that the BCS populations may result from rafting across the Gulf of California from Sinaloa, where the species occurs.

Recommended citation: Shelley, R. M. & A. Chagas-Jr. (2004): The centipede genus Arthrorhabdus Pocock, 1891, in the Western Hemisphere: potential occurrence of A. pygmaeus (Pocock, 1895) in Belize (Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae: Scolopendrinae). Western North American Naturalist, 64 (4): 532-537. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/wnan/vol64/iss4/14

10aA. pygmaeus10aA. spinifer10aArizona10aArthrorhabdus10aBaja California Sur10aBelize10aMéxico10aTexas1 aShelley, Rowland, M.1 aJunior, Amazonas, Chagas uhttps://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/wnan/vol64/iss4/1401676nas a2200157 4500008004100000022001400041245010000055210006900155260001500224300001000239490000600249520109000255100002501345700002501370856012301395 1996 eng d a0163-539500aThe identity of Scolopendra marginata Say (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae)0 aidentity of iScolopendra marginatai Say Chilopoda Scolopendromor c15/06/1996 a35-420 v43 a

Recent sampling at Picolata, St. Johns County, Florida, the probable type locality of Scolopendra marginata Say, produced specimens of the large scolopendromorph, Hemiscolopendra punctiventris (Newport) (Scolopendridae), with a "margined" color pattern similar to that reported in the original description of S. marginata. Accordingly, we resurrect this name from the synonymy of S. morsitans L. and propose Hemiscolopendra marginata (Say), n. comb., as a senior subjective synonym for S. punctiventris Newport, syn. nov.! A neotype is designated for S. marginata and deposited in the invertebrate collection at the Virginia Museum of Narural History. A full synonymy is provided for H. marginata, along with a review of its nomenclatorial history and distribution.

Recommended citation: Hoffman, R. L. & R. M. Shelley (1996): The identity of Scolopendra marginata Say (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae). Myriapodologica, 4 (5): 35-42.

1 aHoffman, Richard, L.1 aShelley, Rowland, M. uhttps://myriatrix.myspecies.info/content/identity-scolopendra-marginata-say-chilopoda-scolopendromorpha-scolopendridae01616nas a2200193 4500008004100000022001400041245018400055210006900239260001500308300000900323490000700332520089500339653001401234653001701248653001301265100002501278700002201303856009701325 2015 eng d a0136-006X00aNomenclator Generum et Familiarum Diplopodorum III. A list of the Genus-, Family-, and Ordinal-Group names proposed in the Class Diplopoda from 1 January 2000 – 31 December 20140 aNomenclator Generum et Familiarum Diplopodorum III A list of the c12/03/2015 a1-260 v243 a

A nomenclator of the genus-, family-, and ordinal-group names proposed in the class Diplopoda from 1 January 2000 until 31 December 2014 is compiled to encompass the last 15 years, following both the Nomenclator I [Jeekel, 1971], which covered the 200 years from the time of Linnaeus through 31 December 1957, and the Nomenclator II [Shelley et al., 2000], covering the period from 1 January 1958 until 31 December 1999. A number of inadvertent omissions from and corrections to the previous nomenclator are also introduced.

Recommended citation: Shelley, R. M.; Golovatch, S. I. (2015): Nomenclator Generum et Familiarum Diplopodorum III. A list of the Genus-, Family-, and Ordinal-Group names proposed in the Class Diplopoda from 1 January 2000 – 31 December 2014. Arthropoda Selecta, 24 (1): 1-26. https://doi.org/10.15298/arthsel.24.1.01

10amillipede10anomenclature10aTaxonomy1 aShelley, Rowland, M.1 aGolovatch, S., I. uhttps://kmkjournals.com/journals/AS/AS_Index_Volumes/AS_24/AS_24_1_001_026_Shelley_Golovatch01132nam a2200181 4500008004100000022001800041245014400059210006900203260004100272300000800313490000700321520039400328100002500722700002000747700002200767700002600789856013500815 2000 eng d a954-642-107-300aNomenclator generum et familiarum Diplopodorum II. A list of the genus and family-group names in the class Diplopoda from 1958 through 19990 aNomenclator generum et familiarum Diplopodorum II A list of the  aSofia – MoscowbPensoft Publishers a1670 v203 a

Recommended citation: Shelley, R. M., Sierwald, P., Kiser, S. B., Golovatch, S. I. (2000): Nomenclator generum et familiarum Diplopodorum II. A list of the genus and family-group names in the class Diplopoda from 1958 through 1999. Pensoft Series Faunistica, 20. Pensoft Publishers, Sofia – Moscow, 167 pp.

Publication date: 12/2000

1 aShelley, Rowland, M.1 aSierwald, Petra1 aKiser, Selena, B.1 aGolovatch, Sergei, I. uhttps://myriatrix.myspecies.info/content/nomenclator-generum-et-familiarum-diplopodorum-ii-list-genus-and-family-group-names-class01731nas a2200229 4500008004100000022002500041245017100066210006900237260001500306300001000321490000900331520093200340653002201272653002101294653001501315653001801330653002201348100002501370700002301395700002201418856006101440 2010 eng d a1175-5334, 1175-532600aOctoglena claraqua, n. sp. (Polyzoniida: Hirudisomatidae), a new milliped from Idaho, USA; first record of the order from the western interior of North America0 aiOctoglena claraquai n sp Polyzoniida Hirudisomatidae a new mill c06/05/2010 a55-640 v24463 a

The milliped family Hirudisomatidae (Polyzoniida) comprises two genera in the Western Hemisphere and North America – Octoglena Wood, 1864, and Mexiconium Shelley, 1996 – and seven species, one being a new species from Idaho, the first hirudisomatid from the western interior, represented solely by an adult male. It is unique in its banded color pattern, recumbent gonopodal orientation in situ, upright anterior gonopod podomeres relative to the sternum, and the calyx configuration of the ultimate article. Despite these features, provisional assignment to Octoglena is warranted pending more material and review of all familial components under high magnification, preferably SEM. A full description is provided for O. claraqua, n. sp., along with a key to familial components in the Western Hemisphere, new locality records, and a distribution map.

10aanterior gonopods10aBritish Columbia10aCalifornia10aPacific Coast10aultimate podomere1 aShelley, Rowland, M.1 aRichart, Casey, H.1 aBogan, Arthur, E. uhttps://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.2446.1.204007nas a2200253 4500008004100000022003400041245025100075210006900326260001500395300000900410520304400419653002003463653001703483653001503500653001603515653003303531653002403564653002003588653001703608653002603625100002503651700002303676856005403699 2014 eng d a0749-673, 942-1354, 1942-136200aTynommatidae, n. stat., a family of western North American millipeds: Hypotheses on origins and affinities; tribal elevations; rediagnoses of Diactis Loomis, 1937, and Florea and Caliactis, both Shelley, 1996; and description of D. hedini, n. sp.0 aTynommatidae n stat a family of western North American millipeds c31/01/2014 a1-193 a

Full title: Tynommatidae, n. stat., a family of western North American millipeds: Hypotheses on origins and affinities; tribal elevations; rediagnoses of Diactis Loomis, 1937, and Florea and Caliactis, both Shelley, 1996; and description of D. hedini, n. sp. (Callipodida: Schizopetalidea)

Recommended citation: Shelley, R. M. and C. H. Richart (2014): Tynommatidae, n. stat., a family of western North American millipeds: Hypotheses on origins and affinities; tribal elevations; rediagnoses of Diactis Loomis, 1937, and Florea and Caliactis, both Shelley, 1996; and description of D. hedini, n. sp. (Callipodida: Schizopetalidea). Insecta Mundi, 340: 1-19. https://journals.flvc.org/mundi/article/view/0340

Abstract: Tynommatidae, n. stat., elevated from Tynommatinae, is established as a schizopetalidean family encompassing the western North American callipodidans previously assigned to the Mediterranean Schizopetalidae. It is considered a valid taxon despite somewhat anatomically dissimilar subfamilies, and Colactidinae, Texophoninae, Diactidinae, and Aspidiophoninae constitute tribal elevations and additional new statuses. With a subbasal telopodal prefemoral process, Diactis hedini, n. sp., requires rediagnoses of all three diactidine genera, Diactis Loomis, 1937, and Florea and Caliactis, both by Shelley, 1996, and suggests that telopodal branches ‘B’ in congeners and Florea represent distal relocations of the process along the stem. Similarities in the sizes and shapes of the pleurotergal carinae suggest a sister-group relationship with the other, and partly sympatric, New World family, Abacionidae, which is supported by gonopodal similarities between Colactidinae and Abacion Rafinesque, 1820. The Western Interior Seaway of the Cretaceous Period, Mesozoic Era, ~141–66 million years ago, appears to have fueled divergence by isolating “proto-abacionid stock” in “Appalachia,” the Eastern North American land mass, which has subsequently spread well into previously inundated areas. The allopatric position of Texophoninae, on the Gulf Coast of south Texas around 1,136 km (710 mi) east of the most proximate familial records, is attributed to this waterway, which eradicated faunal linkages with “proto-Tynommatidae” in “Laramidia,” the Western North American land mass. Texophoninae probably survived the Cretaceous on insular refugia; however, it is rarely encountered anymore and seems destined for imminent extinction. Representatives of the east-Asian families, Caspiopetalidae, Paracortinidae, and Sinocallipodidae, also possess demarcated pleurotergal crests and, implausible though it seems, may share ancestry with the North American taxa vis-à-vis the “Asiamerica” and or “Boreotropic” concepts.

10aAspidiophoninae10aColactidinae10aCretaceous10aDiactidinae10apleurotergal carinae/crests10aprefemoral process10aprocess ‘B’10aTexophoninae10aTynommatidae/inae/ini1 aShelley, Rowland, M.1 aRichart, Casey, H. uhttps://journals.flvc.org/mundi/article/view/034002161nas a2200229 4500008004100000022001400041245025100055210006900306260001500375300001000390490000900400520126900409653003501678653002201713653003001735653001501765653001701780653002701797100002501824700002001849856006201869 2005 eng d a1175-532600aEctonocryptoides quadrimeropus, a new centipede genus and species from Jalisco, Mexico; proposal of Ectonocryptopinae, analysis of subfamilial relationships, and a key to subfamilies and genera of the Scolopocryptopidae (Scolopendromorpha)0 aiEctonocryptoides quadrimeropusi a new centipede genus and speci c13/12/2005 a25-400 v10943 a

Ectonocryptoides quadrimeropus, n. gen., n. sp., is proposed for a minute scolopocryptopid centipede occurring near sea level in coastal Jalisco that is anatomically similar to the unillustrated, written description of Ectonocryptops kraepelini Crabill, 1977, from ca. 1,615 m (5,300 ft) elevation in the interior of Colima. Both possess enlarged, subclavate caudal legs that lack claws and in which the distal podomeres are inflated and bulbous, but this appendage has only 4 articles in the former (tibiae and 1st tarsi enlarged) and 5 in the latter (tibiae and 1st & 2nd tarsi enlarged). The genera cannot be accommodated by an existing subfamily, necessitating proposal of Ectonocryptopinae, the fourth scolopocryptopid subfamily, the others being Newportiinae, Kethopinae, and Scolopocryptopinae. A key is provided to the subfamilies and eight component genera; each of the former contains two anatomically similar genera, as Tidops Chamberlin, 1915, is returned to the Newportiinae from the nominate taxon, where it was transferred without justification. Relationships among the four subfamilies are postulated as Kethopinae + (Scolopocryptopinae + (Ectonocryptopinae + Newportiinae)).

10aEctonocryptoides quadrimeropus10aEctonocryptopinae10aEctonocryptops kraepelini10aKethopinae10aNewportiinae10aScolopocryptopidae/nae1 aShelley, Rowland, M.1 aMercurio, Randy uhttps://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1094.1.203492nas a2200253 4500008004100000022001400041245021600055210006900271260001500340300000900355490000800364520264100372653001203013653001403025653001403039653001703053653001403070653001503084653001003099653001803109100002503127700002503152856006103177 2003 eng d a1175-532600aThe centipede genus Newportia Gervais, 1847, in Mexico: description of a new troglomorphic species; redescription of N. sabina Chamberlin, 1942; revival of N. azteca Humbert & Saussure, 18690 acentipede genus iNewportiai Gervais 1847 in Mexico description o c08/12/2003 a1-200 v3793 a

In Mexico, the newportiine scolopocryptopid genus Newportia Gervais, 1847, comprises 10 species: N. mexicana (Saussure, 1858); N. azteca Humbert & Saussure, 1869; N. stolli (Pocock, 1896); N. spinipes Pocock, 1896; N. oreina Chamberlin, 1915; N. sabina and pelaezi, both by Chamberlin, 1942; N. atoyaca and morela, both by Chamberlin, 1943, and N. troglobia, n. sp. The last occurs in caves in Tamaulipas and appears to be an obligate troglobite; N. sabina, known only from caves in San Luis Potosi, is redescribed and illustrated. Newportia azteca is revived and returned to its rightful position as the third oldest name in the genus; despite having priority by 27 years, it had been considered to be “the same” as N. spinipes and dropped from nomenclature. Although Newportia and the Newportiinae are not known from the continental United States, they do inhabit the country’s territories in the Caribbean; N. heteropoda Chamberlin, 1918, is reported from Puerto Rico, and N. longitarsis virginiensis Lewis, 1989, is recorded from St. Thomas and St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, and Tortola and Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands. The northernmost Mexican record, of N. pelaezi in Nuevo León, is only 96 mi (154 km) south of the US border, suggesting that the taxa may potentially be discovered in the southern periphery of Texas; likewise, rafting from Cuba, where 4–5 species occur, could bring them to the Florida Keys. New localities from Mexico are presented for N. stolli, N. spinipes, N. oreina, N. atoyaca, and N. morela, and ranges are depicted on a distribution map.

Full title: The centipede genus Newportia Gervais, 1847, in Mexico: description of a new troglomorphic species; redescription of N. sabina Chamberlin, 1942; revival of N. azteca Humbert & Saussure, 1869; and a summary of the fauna (Scolopendromorpha: Scolopocryptopidae: Newportiinae).

Recommended citation: Chagas-Jr., A., Shelley, R. M. (2003): The centipede genus Newportia Gervais, 1847, in Mexico: description of a new troglomorphic species; redescription of N. sabina Chamberlin, 1942; revival of N. azteca Humbert & Saussure, 1869; and a summary of the fauna (Scolopendromorpha: Scolopocryptopidae: Newportiinae). Zootaxa, 379 (1): 1-20. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.379.1.1

10aMéxico10aN. azteca10aN. sabina10aN. troglobia10aNewportia10aTamaulipas10aTexas10aUnited States1 aChagas-Jr., Amazonas1 aShelley, Rowland, M. uhttps://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.379.1.101359nas a2200133 4500008004100000245014800041210006900189300001000258520074800268100002501016700002701041700002101068856013601089 2014 eng d00aA julid milliped in Chilean Patagonia, and a compilation of ordinal representatives in South America and associated islands (Diplopoda: Julida)0 ajulid milliped in Chilean Patagonia and a compilation of ordinal a1–83 a

An adventive female Julidae (Julida), discovered in a moist, grassy depression in the Peninsula de Brunswick south of Punta Arenas, Chile, and assigned to Cylindroiulus Verhoeff, 1894, is the fi rst vouchered milliped from southern Patagonia. The southernmost milliped ever collected in Chile, South America, and the Western Hemisphere, it may also constitute the southernmost in the world as the site is only \~1,176 km (735 mi) northwest of the Antarctic Peninsula. Records are consolidated of the two families, three genera, and fi ve species of this Holarctic order that are known from South America. They are documented from Argentina, Chile, and southern Peru and Brazil; three species are known from the Juan Fernandez Islands.

1 aShelley, Rowland, M.1 aMorrill, Elizabeth, D.1 aFaber, David, A. uhttps://myriatrix.myspecies.info/content/julid-milliped-chilean-patagonia-and-compilation-ordinal-representatives-south-america-and02019nas a2200241 4500008004100000022001400041245013200055210006900187260001500256300001200271490000900283520126400292653001501556653001301571653001101584653001801595653001301613653001301626100002601639700002501665700002101690856006601711 2018 eng d a1175-532600aXanthotropis, a new genus in the Neotropical millipede subfamily Aphelidesminae (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Aphelidesmidae)0 aiXanthotropisi a new genus in the Neotropical millipede subfamil c05/09/2018 a351-3600 v44713 a

The monotypic taxon Xanthotropis n. gen. is established to accommodate Haematotropis media Golovatch, Hoffman & Spelda, 2004, known only from the vicinity of Manaus, Brazil, as it is incompatible with both its originally assigned genus and Aphelidesmus Brölemann, 1898, a suggested alternative. Xanthotropis is defined primarily by minute teeth on paranota 2–4, a sublinear posterior margin of the telson, and an elongated, distally expanded/laminate acropodite. The  Brölemann, 1916, range from northeastern Mexico and Tobago to northern Brazil and southwestern Peru; a questionable more-northerly record, from Monterey, Mexico, requires verification with fresh material. One of two families of the polydesmidan superfamily Platyrhacoidea (Leptodesmidea), Aphelidesmidae comprises two subfamilies, the nominate and Amplininae Hoffman, 1954. The latter has been addressed by several authors, and we here review Aphelidesminae by providing full synonymies, a literature review, and a key to its four genera: Aphelidesmus Brölemann, 1898; Haematotropis and Ochrotropis, both by Jeekel, 2000; and Xanthotropis n. gen.

10aacropodite10aAmazonia10aBrazil10aHaematotropis10aparanota10aprefemur1 aDe Almeida, Thaís, M1 aShelley, Rowland, M.1 aRafael, José, A uhttps://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4471.2.704696nas a2200241 4500008004100000020001800041245009100059210006900150300001000219490000600229520384800235653002604083653002704109653002504136653002504161653002704186653002404213653002504237653002904262653002404291100002504315856011404340 2002 eng d a1-884549-18-700aA synopsis of the North American centipedes of the order Scolopendromorpha (Chilopoda)0 asynopsis of the North American centipedes of the order Scolopend a1-1080 v53 a

The scolopendromorph centipede fauna of North America comprises three families, eight genera, and 21 species as follows: Scolopendridae [Scolopendra viridis Say, S. polymorpha Wood, S. heros Girard, and S. alternans Leach; Hemiscolopendra marginata (Say); and Arthrorhabdus pygmaeus (Pocock)], Scolopocryptopidae [Scolopocryptops sexspinosus (Say), S. nigridius McNeill, S. peregrinator (Crabill), S. rubiginosus L. Koch, S. gracilis Wood, and S. spinicaudus Wood; Kethops utahensis (Chamberlin) and K. atypus Chamberlin; and Thalkethops grallatrix Crabill], and Cryptopidae [Theatops posticus (Say), T. spinicaudus (Wood), T. phanus Chamberlin, and T. californiensis Chamberlin; Cryptops leucopodus (Rafinesque) and C. floridanus Chamberlin]. Cryptops hortensis (Donovan), an introduced Palearctic species, is established in urban environments across the continent; C. parisi Brolemann, another Palearctic species, has been encountered in Newfoundland, and Rhysida longipes Newport, a Neotropical species, in south Florida and California. Additionally, C. anomalans Leach, a third Palearctic species, may occur in eastern Canada and northern New England, and Scolopendra subspinipes Leach and S. morsitans L. have been intercepted at quarantines at ports. Scolopendra crudelis C. L. Koch, S. mima Chamberlin, Rhysida celeris (Humbert and Saussure), Ethmostigmus californicus Chamberlin, Dinocryptops miersii (Newport), Newportia sp., and Cryptops vector, C. nautiphilus, C. venezuelae, C. watsingus, and C. positus, all by Chamberlin, are deleted from the continental fauna. The Scolopocryptopinae Pocock, formerly a subfamily in the Cryptopidae Kohlrausch, is returned to full familial status and comprises two subfamilies in addition to the nominate: Newportiinae Pocock and Kethopinae, new subfamily. The following new synonymies are proposed: Anethops Chamberlin under Scolopocryptops Newport; Scolopendra utahana Chamberlin under S. viridis; S. californica Humbert and Saussure, S. mohavea Chamberlin, and S. michelbacheri Verhoeff under S. polymorpha; S. heros vars. prismatica Cragin and arizonensis Kraepelin under S. heros; S. hirsutipes Bollman under S. alternans; Scolopocryptops calcaratus Bollman under S. nigridius; Anethops occidentalis and Otocryptops mundus, both by Chamberlin, under Scolopocryptops gracilis; Scolopocryptops nipponicus Shinohara under S. spinicaudus; Kethops leioceps Chamberlin, K. euterpe Crabill, and Cryptops colomanus and C. glenvilleus, both by Chamberlin, under K. utahensis; Cryptops milberti Gervais, C. asperipes Wood, C. sulcatus Meinert, C. centralis Chamberlin, and C. eques Chamberlin and Mulaik under C. leucopodus; C. denmarki Chamberlin and C. parydrus Crabill under C. floridanus; and C. diego Chamberlin under C. hortensis. Keys, diagnoses, and anatomical illustrations facilitate determinations; detailed locality records are supplemented by distribution maps to depict occurrences.

Recommended citation: Shelley, R. M. (2002): A synopsis of the North American centipedes of the order Scolopendromorpha (Chilopoda). Virginia Museum of Natural History Memoir, 5: 1-105.

10aScolopendra alternans10aScolopendra complanata10aScolopendra crudelis10aScolopendra cubensis10aScolopendra hirsutipes10aScolopendra incerta10aScolopendra longipes10aScolopendra multispinata10aScolopendra sagraea1 aShelley, Rowland, M. uhttps://myriatrix.myspecies.info/content/synopsis-north-american-centipedes-order-scolopendromorpha-chilopoda02546nas a2200241 4500008004100000022001400041245017400055210007100229260001500300300001000315490000800325520176400333653001102097653001402108653001902122653000802141653001402149653001302163100002602176700002502202700003002227856004702257 2020 eng d a1313-298900aThe millipede genus Globanus Attems, 1914, endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe, with the description of a new species (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, Spirostreptidae)0 amillipede genus iGlobanusi Attems 1914 endemic to São Tomé and P c28/04/2020 a61-740 v9303 a

During a soil zoological expedition to São Tomé and Príncipe in 2010 by the California Academy of Sciences, millipedes of the genus Globanus were collected. Samples of G. marginescaber (Karsch, 1884) and G. integer (Karsch, 1884) were recovered in addition to those containing a new species. Globanus drewesi sp. nov. is described and additional records, illustrations, and descriptive notes are given for the other two species. A key to all three species of the genus is provided, and a distribution map is presented. The monotypic genus Lobogonus Demange, 1971, which includes L. trilobatus Demange, 1971, from Sierra Leone, mainland western Africa, is revalidated and removed from synonymy under Globanus. Lobogonus is illustrated from a type specimen.

 

10aAfrica10aDiplopoda10aGulf of Guinea10akey10aLobogonus10aTaxonomy1 aVandenSpiegel, Didier1 aShelley, Rowland, M.1 aGolovatch, Sergei, Ilyich uhttps://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/49236/03833nas a2200229 4500008004100000022001400041245013100055210006900186260001500255300000900270490000900279520311200288653001303400653002003413653001603433653001803449653001603467653001803483653001603501100002503517856006103542 2006 eng d a1175-533400aA chronological catalog of the New World species of Scolopendra L., 1758 (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae)0 achronological catalog of the New World species of iScolopendrai  c06/07/2006 a1-500 v12533 a

Since 1758, 140 names have been erected for, transferred into, or assigned to species of Scolopendra occurring in the New World. One hundred sixteen are from definite, though sometimes vague, type localities; 18 are for nominal species without type localities; three lack standing in nomenclature and are invalid; and three are nomina nuda. To facilitate future studies and determining synonymies, these names are cataloged in chronological order in four listings plus a summary roster of senior names and junior subjective synonyms. Additional rosters cite primary homonyms needing rectification and species needing neotypes — ones with revisitable type localities, ones with unknown or overly generalized type localities that cannot be rechecked, and ones whose type specimens may still exist. The Mexican species, S. robusta Kraepelin, 1903, inadvertently reduced to subspecific status under S. gigantea L., 1758, in a popularized booklet, is returned to full specific status and deleted from Colombia, and S. punctiscuta Wood, 1861, is placed in synonymy under S. heros Girard, 1853, which is deleted from India. Scolopendra sumichrasti Saussure, 1860, & S. olmeca Humbert & Saussure, 1969, are possible synonyms of S. pomacea C. L. Koch, 1847. The synonymy of S. viridilimbata Daday, 1891, under S. polymorpha Wood, 1861, is accepted, and the following established synonymies are confirmed: under S. alternans Leach, 1815 — S. sagraea Gervais, 1837, S. cubensis Saussure, 1860, S. complanata, S. multispinata, & S. grayi, all by Newport, 1844, and S. torquata & S. testacea, both by Wood, 1861; under S. subspinipes Leach, 1815 — S. sexspinosa Newport, 1844, and S. placea & S. lutea, both by Newport, 1845; under S. morsitans L., 1758, S. brandtiana Gervais, 1837, and S. pella Wood, 1861; and under S. viridicornis Newport, 1844, S. punctidens Newport, 1844. The following generic assignments are confirmed: S. lobidens Newport, 1844, in Cormocephalus Newport, 1845; and S. cormocephalina Kohlrausch, 1878, S. longipleura Silvestri, 1895, and S. chilensis & S. pallida, both by Gervais, 1847, in Hemiscolopendra Kraepelin, 1903. Scolopendra viridicornis Newport, 1844, a plausible inhabitant of Guyana, is deleted from Cuba and the Lesser Antilles. The publication date of S. alternans Leach, previously thought to be 1813, is corrected to 1815, and that of S. arthrorhabdoides Ribaut, previously cited as both 1912 and 1914, is established as 1913.

Recommended citation: Shelley, R. M. (2006): A chronological catalog of the New World species of Scolopendra L., 1758 (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae). Zootaxa, 1253 (1): 1-50. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1253.1.1

10aAntilles10aCentral America10aNeotropical10aNORTH AMERICA10aScolopendra10aSouth America10aWest Indies1 aShelley, Rowland, M. uhttps://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.1253.1.101714nas a2200109 4500008004100000245007400041210006600115300001100181520133900192100002501531856004801556 1993 eng d00aThe myriapod types of Oscar Harger (Arthropoda: Diplopoda, Chilopoda)0 amyriapod types of Oscar Harger Arthropoda Diplopoda Chilopoda a1–133 a

The type specimens of all five milliped species-Trichopetalum lunatum, T. glomeratum, T. iuloides, Iulus furcifer, and Polydesmus armatus-and one of the two centipedes, Lithobius pinetorum, authored by Oscar Harger in his only paper on myriapods and previously thought to be lost, are housed at the Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. From our knowledge of the itinerary of the Yale paleontological expedition of 1871, we know the type locality of T. glomeratum, I. furcifer, P. armatus, and L. pinetorum, previously stated s the "John Day River Valley, Oregon (USA:" is restricted to the vicinity of Canyon City, Grand County, on the western slope of the Blue Mountains. The female holotype confirms that T. glomeratum is a representative of the chordeumatoid family. Conotvlidae, and the name is assigned provisionally to Taiyutyla pending collection of a male topotype. Unidentifiable female conotylids are also reported from another area in eastern Oregon and the Snake Mountains in eastern Nevada, which suggests that the family is widespread in montane forests at high elevations in the generally arid Columbia Plateau and Basin and Range Physiographic Provinces. To facilitate future studies, I provide gonopod drawings of male syntypes for I. furcifer and P. armatus.

1 aShelley, Rowland, M. uhttps://archive.org/details/biostor-217820 01112nas a2200253 4500008004100000022001400041245007600055210006900131260001500200300001000215490000700225520036800232653001400600653001500614653001600629100001800645700002700663700002300690700002400713700002200737700002500759700002200784856005200806 2010 eng d a1313-298900aA common terminology for the external anatomy of centipedes (Chilopoda)0 acommon terminology for the external anatomy of centipedes Chilop c18/11/2010 a17-510 v693 a

A common terminology for the external morphological characters of centipedes (Chilopoda) is proposed. Terms are selected from the alternatives used in the English literature, preferring those most frequently used or those that have been introduced explicitly. A total of 330 terms are defined and illustrated, and another ca. 500 alternatives are listed.

10aChilopoda10amorphology10aterminology1 aBonato, Lucio1 aEdgecombe, Gregory, D.1 aLewis, John, G. E.1 aMinelli, Alessandro1 aPereira, Luis, A.1 aShelley, Rowland, M.1 aZapparoli, Marzio uhttp://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=246600521nas a2200145 4500008004100000245007100041210006600112300001400178490000700192653001900199653001400218653001700232100002500249856010100274 2002 eng d00aA revised, annotated, family-level classification of the Diplopoda0 arevised annotated familylevel classification of the Diplopoda a187–2070 v1110aClassification10aDiplopoda10afamily level1 aShelley, Rowland, M. uhttps://myriatrix.myspecies.info/content/revised-annotated-family-level-classification-diplopoda01418nas a2200145 4500008004100000022001400041245009400055210006900149260000800218300001400226490000700240520094000247100002501187856006001212 1984 eng d a0008-430100aA synopsis of the milliped genus Abacion Rafinesque (Callipodida: Caspiopetalidae)0 asynopsis of the milliped genus iAbacioni Rafinesque Callipodida  cmay a980–9880 v623 a

The milliped genus Abacion is summarized, and tesselatum Rafinesque, lactarium (Say), magnum (Loomis), and texense (Loomis) are recognized as valid species even though a low level of gene interchange may be occurring between tesselatum and magnum in coastal Georgia and tesselatum and lactarium in Illinois. Geographic races do not appear to be developing in any species, and all other species group names are relegated to appropriate synonymies. Abacion occurs widely in the eastern half of the United States, from the Atlantic Ocean to the central Great Plains and from the Great Lakes to southern Florida and northeastern Mexico. Species ranges overlap broadly, and instances of sympatry and syntopy are common. The species are similar anatomically, and the most reliable taxonomic characters are found on the male gonopods, particularly the configurations of the coxal processes and the distal elements of the telopodites.

1 aShelley, Rowland, M. uhttp://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/z84-13702746nas a2200133 4500008004100000022001400041245013600055210006900191300001400260490000700274520224200281100002502523856006402548 1994 eng d a1399-560X00aRevision of the milliped family Paeromopodidae, and elevation of the Aprosphylosomatinae to family status (Julida: Paeromopodoidea)0 aRevision of the milliped family Paeromopodidae and elevation of  a169–2140 v253 a

The family Paeromopodidae is comprised of large, agile millipeds that include the longest diplopods in the Nearctic. It is endemic to three regions in the western United States - a large, irregular area extending from the southern Sierra Nevada Mountains and the Monterey Peninsula of California to the northern Puget Sound region of Washington, a small, ovoid area in the Warner Mountains of northeastern California and the adjacent fringes of Oregon and Nevada, and an area in the northwestern interior extending from the Wallowa Mountains of northeastern Oregon to Flathead Lake, Montana. Representatives have flat, plate-like gonopods that represent the coxites; the flagellum is absent from the anterior gonopods and the telopodite is lost from both gonopod pairs. The family includes two genera: Paeromopus Karsch, with five species - angusticeps (Wood), eldoradus, cavicolens, and buttensis, all by Chamberlin, and ocellatus Loomis - and Californiulus Verhoeff, with five species - chamberlini (Brolemann), comb. n., dorsovittatus Verhoeff, yosemitensis Chamberlin, euphanus (Chamberlin), and parvior (Chamberlin). The principal taxonomic features involve the configurations of the distal and midlength projections of the anterior gonopods and the terminal or subterminal projections of the posterior genitalia. Californiulus chamberlini, dorsovittatus, and yosemitensis display broad, yellow, middorsal stripes, the last also with a median black line, and the other species exhibit light or dark transverse bands. The following new synonymies are proposed: P. lysiopetalinus Karsch and pistus Chamberlin, and Paeromopellus sphinx Verhoeff, under P. angusticeps; Klansolus zantus Chamberlin under C. chamberlini; C. vicinus Chamberlin under C. dorsovittatus; K. mononus and obscurans, both by Chamberlin, under C. yosemitensis; and K. socius and Aigon rodocki, both by Chamberlin, under C. parvior. The monobasic subfamily Aprosphylosomatinae, accommodating Aprosphylosoma Hoffman, is elevated to family status in the superfamily Paeromopodoidea. Its sole species, A. darceneae Hoffman, known only from Oregon, is smallbodied, dark mottled brown in color, and has a separate coxite and telopodite on the anterior gonopod.

1 aShelley, Rowland, M. uhttps://brill.com/view/journals/ise/25/2/article-p169_6.xml01750nas a2200145 4500008004100000020001800041245010200059210006900161300001100230490000800241520125700249100002501506700002201531856005101553 1997 eng d a016655200055100aNew records and species, and taxonomic alterations in the milliped family Paeromopodidae (Julida)0 aNew records and species and taxonomic alterations in the millipe a1–140 v1083 a

Diagnoses are presented for two new paeromopodid milliped species from California - Paeromopus paniculus, from the Merced River Valley, Mariposa County, and Californiulus blechrostriatus, from the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada and the desert of Inyo County. Paeromopus buttensis is reduced to subspecific status under P. angusticeps because of a newly discovered intergrade male from central Sonoma County and reinterpretation of P. ocellatus in western Solano County, which is comprised of anatomically intermediate forms and placed in synonymy under P. a. buttensis, new status. New localities of Californiulus dorsovittatus and C. yosemitensis in Lassen, Modoc, and Siskiyou counties connect the formerly disjunct Warner Mountain population of the latter to the main ranges of the genus and family. The southern area of C. yosemitensis, extending from Mariposa to Kern counties, is segregated from that from Placer County northward because the species has never been collected in El Dorado, Amador, and Calaveras counties. The distribution of C. euphanus in western Washington extends eastward into the western periphery of the Columbia Plateau.

1 aShelley, Rowland, M.1 aBauer, Selena, B. uhttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/5719801450nas a2200133 4500008004100000022001400041245007900055210006900134300001200203490000600215520096100221100002501182856010901207 1996 eng d a0163-539500aThe milliped order Siphonophorida in the United States and northern Mexico0 amilliped order Siphonophorida in the United States and northern  a21–330 v43 a

New localities are reported to detail the distributions of the order Siphonophorida and the family Siphonophoridae in the southwestern and southcentral United States, and northern Mexico. The northernmost sites are in Los Angeles County, California; Yavapai County, Arizona; and Coryell County, Texas. The Siphonorhinidae is represented by only one genus and species, Illacme plenipes Cook & loomis, known only from northern San Benito County, California, the northernmost ordinal record. Congeneric starus is confirmed for Siphonacme lyttoni Cook & loomis, in Arizona, and S. pseustes (Chamberlin), in Sonora, Mexico; Californizonium Verhoeff is synonymized under Siphonacme Cook & loomis. Diagnostic illustrations are presented for I. plenipes, S. lyttoni and pseustes, and Siphonophora limitare Loomis and texascolens Chamberlin & Mulaik.

1 aShelley, Rowland, M. uhttps://myriatrix.myspecies.info/content/milliped-order-siphonophorida-united-states-and-northern-mexico02486nas a2200145 4500008004100000022001400041245015400055210006900209260000800278300001400286490000700300520194800307100002502255856006002280 1994 eng d a0008-430100aThe milliped family Nearctodesmidae in northwestern North America, with accounts of Sakophallus and S. simplex Chamberlin (Polydesmida)0 amilliped family Nearctodesmidae in northwestern North America wi cmar a470–4950 v723 a

In northwestern North America, the milliped family Nearctodesmidae is comprised of four genera, Nearctodesmus Silvestri, Kepolydesmus Chamberlin, Ergodesmus Chamberlin, and Bistolodesmus, new genus, and six species, N. insulans (Chamberlin), N. cerasinus (Wood), N. salix Chamberlin, K. anderisus Chamberlin, E. compactus Chamberlin, and B. bonikus (Chamberlin). These species occur along the Pacific coast from San Francisco Bay to Prince Rupert, British Columbia, including all offshore island groups, with an eastward extension into Lewis and Clark County, Montana, east of the Continental Divide. An allopatric population of N. insulanus occurs in the Shuswap Highlands of British Columbia, and an allopatric species, E. remingtoni (Hoffman), inhabits caves in western and southern Illinois. The principal taxonomic characters are the number of secondary projections from the gonopodal telopodite, the configuration of the longer of these, and the length and configuration of the distal zone of the acropodite. Polydesmus bonikus is a nearctodesmid and is assigned to the new genus, Bistolodesmus. The following new synonymies are proposed: Jaliscodesmus Hoffman under Sakophallus Chamberlin; J. alticola Hoffman under S. simplex Chamberlin; N. brunnior, N. campicolens, and N. malkini, all by Chamberlin, under N. cerasinus; N. amissus, N. pseustes, N. renigens, N. carli, and N. boydi, all by Chamberlin, and N. olympus and N. cochlearius, both by Causey, under N. insulanus; K. mimus, K. hesperus, and K. pungo, all by Chamberlin, under K. anderisus; and Ectopodesmus cristatus and E. c. dentatus, both by Loomis and Schmitt, under Ergodesmus compactus. Modern diagnoses and illustrations are presented for the family and all northwestern taxa, along with keys to the genera and species of Nearctodesmus. Accounts and gonopod drawings are also presented of Sakophallus and S. simplex Chamberlin in Michoacan and Jalisco, Mexico

1 aShelley, Rowland, M. uhttp://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/z94-06601817nas a2200121 4500008004100000245019700041210006900238300001200307490000600319520121100325100002501536856013401561 1997 eng d00aThe identity of Polydesmus sastianus Chamberlin, proposal of a new miliped genus, and remarks on the identity of Phreatodesmus hastingsus (Chamberlin) (Polydesmida: Polydesmidae)0 aidentity of iPolydesmus sastianusi Chamberlin proposal of a new  a59–670 v43 a

Calianotus, n. gen., is proposed for three small California polydesmids in which the gonopodal tibiotarsus arises basally and the endomerite possesses a lateral branch and two shorter distal projections. Brachydesmus (Brachydesmus) yosemitensis Causey, occurring in the Sierra Nevada from Calaveras to Tulare counties, is the type species; Polydesmus sastianus Chamberlin is assigned to the representative occurring in the upper Sacramento River Valley, in the Mt. Shasta area of Shasta and Siskiyou counties; and Brachydesmus bituberculatus Loomis, occurring east of San Francisco Bay in Contra Costa and Alameda counties, is transferred into the genus. Calianotus is related to Scytonotus Koch; relationships within the genus are sastianus + (bituberculatus + yosemitensis). The identity of Phreatodesmus hastingsus (Chamberlin), plausibly referrable to Calianotus, cannot be assumed because the original illustrations are meaningless and the vial with the holotype now contains two different polydesmids, one of which occurs in Idaho. Topotypes are needed to determine its identity and generic placement.

1 aShelley, Rowland, M. uhttps://myriatrix.myspecies.info/content/identity-polydesmus-sastianus-chamberlin-proposal-new-miliped-genus-and-remarks-identity02082nas a2200241 4500008004100000022001400041245023700055210006900292260000800361300000600369490000800375520123900383653002001622653001801642653001501660653001701675653001801692653001601710653001401726653001401740100002501754856006101779 2003 eng d a1175-533400aA new polydesmid milliped genus and two new species from Oregon and Washington, U. S. A., with a review of Bidentogon Buckett and Gardner, 1968, and a summary of the family in Western North America (Polydesmida: Polydesmidae)0 anew polydesmid milliped genus and two new species from Oregon an csep a10 v2963 a

In North America west of the Continental Divide, the milliped family Polydesmidae consists of six genera and 15 species, and occupies eight disjunct areas. Retrorsia, n. gen., is proposed for two new “micro-polydesmid” species (R. leonardi, the type species, and R. benedictae) in western Oregon and Washington, primarily in the lower Columbia River Valley. It is most closely related to Utadesmus Chamberlin and Hoffman, 1950, in Utah and New Mexico, and is characterized primarily by a retrorse gonopodal tibiotarsus that curves dorsad and counters the ventral curvature of the telopodal stem. New records are presented for the coastal species of Bidentogon Buckett and Gardner, 1968, occurring from Mendocino to Santa Cruz counties, California, and encompassing the area around San Francisco Bay. The oldest available name for this species is californicus (Chamberlin, 1918), whose type locality is Stanford, Santa Clara County. This name has been misapplied to the species occurring in Sacramento County, herein named B. expansus, n. sp., and B. helferorum Buckett and Gardner, 1968, is placed in synonymy under B. californicus.

10aB. californicus10aB. helferorum10aBidentogon10aPolydesmidae10aR. benedictae10aR. leonardi10aRetrorsia10aUtadesmus1 aShelley, Rowland, M. uhttps://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.296.1.101076nas a2200157 4500008004100000022001400041245007900055210006900134300001300203490000600216520058400222653001500806653001300821100002500834856005900859 2002 eng d a1545-022800aAnnotated Checklist Of The Millipeds Of California (Arthropoda: Diplopoda)0 aAnnotated Checklist Of The Millipeds Of California Arthropoda Di a90–1150 v13 a

The milliped fauna of California consists of 11 orders, 24 families, 83 genera, and 226 species and sub-species. A complete listing of these taxa and intergrades is provided, with published and new records from the state and type localities. Cylindroiulus caeruleocinctus (Wood), C. truncorum (Silvestri), Ophyiulus pilosus (Newport) (all Julida: Julidae), and Opiona fisheri Gardner and Shelley (Chordeumatida: Caseyidae) are newly recorded from California. The new combination Atopetholus wheeleri (Chamberlin) is proposed.

10aCalifornia10amilliped1 aShelley, Rowland, M. uhttp://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3398/1545-0228-1.1.9002272nas a2200133 4500008004100000245018000041210006900221300001400290490000700304520169600311653001802007100002502025856008802050 1997 eng d00aA re-evaluation of the milliped genus Motyxia Chamberlin, with a re-diagnosis of the tribe Xystocheirini and remarks on the bioluminescence (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae)0 areevaluation of the milliped genus iMotyxiai Chamberlin with a r a331–3510 v113 a

Motyxia Chamberlin is comprised of eight species of bioluminescent xystocheirine millipeds in which the gonopodal solenomere arises at different positions, from basally and subbasally on the acropodite to being fused with the companion acropodal branch and detaching proximad or near midlength. Previous synonymies of Amplocheir Chamberlin and Luminodesmus Loomis and Davenport under Motyxia are confirmed as is its assignment to the tribe Xystocheirini, which is redefined. Component species are M. kerna Chamberlin, the type species, monica Chamberlin, sequoiae (Loomis and Davenport), tularea (Chamberlin), sequoia (Chamberlin), pior Chamberlin, porrecta Causey and Tiemann, and tiemanni Causey. Motyxia sequoia is comprised of two races, the nominate and sequoia alia Causey and Tiemann; sequoia ollae Causey and Tiemannis properly a subspecies of tularea. Motyxia pior form secca is an invalid name without standing in nomenclature, and M. tejona Chamberlin, and M. expansa and exilis, both by Loomis, are placed in synonymy under M. monica, the oldest name for the southernmost species, as Polydesmus dissectus Wood is referrable to Xystocheir Cook. The bioluminescence is a continuous, neon-white glow of the entire dorsal surface including the antennae and 1egs.Its visibility at night suggests a warning function analogous to aposematic coloration. The phenomenon may observe a circadian rhythm, and controlled photoperiod experimentation may be productive.

10aSierra Nevada1 aShelley, Rowland, M. uhttp://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1279&context=insectamundi01821nas a2200133 4500008004100000022001400041245013200055210006900187300001400256490000700270520130000277100002501577856008501602 1995 eng d a1399-560X00aThe Sigmocheirini, a xystodesmid milliped tribe in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, U.S.A. (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae)0 aSigmocheirini a xystodesmid milliped tribe in the Sierra Nevada  a339–3600 v263 a

The xystodesmid milliped tribe Sigmocheirini occupies a band along the western slope of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and eastern fringe of the San Joaquin Valley from Placer to Kern counties, California. It is comprised of two genera, Sigmocheir Chamberlin, with three species occurring from Placer to Tulare counties, and the monotypic Ochthocelata gen. n., the sole component, O. adynata sp. n., occurring in northern Kern County. The species of Sigmocheir display a distinctive, trimaculate pigmentation pattern with yellow middorsal and paranotal spots; the coloration of O. adynata is unknown. Sigmocheir calaveras Chamberlin is a senior name for S. dohenyi Chamberlin, the spelling of which was subsequently corrected to danehyi and assigned to the new genus, Tuolumnia, a synonym of Sigmocheir. Sigmocheir furcata sp. n. is proposed for forms from the northern generic range. The southernmost species is S. maculifer (Chamberlin), comb. n., transferred from Harpaphe Cook. The Sigmocheirini are related to the sympatric tribe Xystocheirini; relationships within Sigmocheir are hypothesized as maculifer + (calaveras + furcata).

1 aShelley, Rowland, M. uhttp://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/content/journals/10.1163/187631295x0004402027nas a2200133 4500008004100000022001400041245008700055210006900142300001600211490000700227520152200234100002501756856011201781 1996 eng d a0008-430100aRevision of the milliped genus Xystocheir Cook (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae)0 aRevision of the milliped genus iXystocheiri Cook Polydesmida Xys a1336–13630 v743 a

The California milliped genus Xystocheir Cook, occurring along the Pacific Coast and the western slope of the Sierra Nevada, comprises nine species, three being divided into a total of seven subspecies; the species are combined into four species-groups named for the oldest component. Xystocheir dissecta (Wood), abundant around San Francisco – San Pablo and Monterey bays, comprises intergrades, one true subspecies, and two apparent semispecies that are treated as subspecies; additionally, a local population in southern Mendocino County has achieved reproductive isolation and attained species status. Two new combinations, X. reducta (Causey) and X. modestior (Chamberlin), are proposed, along with the following new synonymies: Paimokia Chamberlin under Xystocheir, X. acuta Cook, X. francisca and X. milpitas, both by Chamberlin, and Cheirauxus sapiens Chamberlin under X. d. dissecta, new status; and Delocheir conservata and D. dalea, both by Chamberlin, under X. dissecta taibona Chamberlin, new status. The following new species-group taxa are diagnosed: the subspecies Xystocheir dissecta microrama, Xystocheir modestior haerens, and Xystocheir stolonifera uncinata, and the species X. prolixorama, X. solenofurcata, X. brachymacris, X. stenomacris, X. bistipita, and X. stolonifera.

1 aShelley, Rowland, M. uhttp://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/z96-148 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/10.1139/z96-14807202nas a2200241 4500008004100000245025200041210006900293300001100362520626900373653003106642653001506673653001606688653001506704653002406719653002206743653001506765653001706780653003306797653002906830100002506859700002106884856005506905 2011 eng d00aExpanded concept and revised taxonomy of the milliped family Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895 (Polydesmida: Leptodesmidea: Xystodesmoidea): incorporations of Euryuridae Pocock, 1909 and Eurymerodesmidae Causey, 1951, taxon revivals/proposals/ transferrals0 aExpanded concept and revised taxonomy of the milliped family Xys a1–413 a

Euryuridae Pocock 1909 and Eurymerodesmidae Causey 1951, both endemic to the eastern/central United States (US), are incorporated into Xystodesmidae Cook 1895 and reduced to subfamilies and (sub)tribes n. stats. Euryurina and Melaphina Brolemann 1916, n. stats., are sister-taxa that differ primarily in epiproctal configurations and comprise Euryurini; sister-taxa Eurymerodesmina and Nannariina Hoffman 1964, n. stats., the latter transferred from Xystodesminae, comprise Eurymerodesmini, n. stat., in which plesiomorphic forms exhibit sublinear, "stick-like," and subapically curved/bent gonopodal acropodites with moderately-long to long hairs, often with distal tufts, on their “inner” surfaces. Additional transferrals include Wamokia Chamberlin from the xystodesmine tribe Xystocheirini to Xystodesmini (= Harpaphini), and Macellolophus Attems, from Xystodesmidae to Chelodesmidae. Except for Chonaphini, the term, "prefemoral process," has traditionally been assigned to the secondary and shorter telopodital projection regardless of its position, origin, or configuration. Homology of these different structures has never been demonstrated and requires investigation, but the multitude of differences suggests that they are not such and warrant different names, for example "femoral process," for the similarly positioned branches in Devillea Brölemann and Rhysodesmus Cook (Xystodesminae: Devilleini, Rhysodesmini). The latter tribe may be polyphyletic, and new tribes may be required for components with acicular "prefemoral processes" (Boraria and Cherokia, both by Chamberlin, Gyalostethus and Erdelyia, both by Hoffman, and Pleuroloma Rafinesque) and the southeastern US genera with small-bodied species (Caralinda Hoffman and Gonoessa, Parvulodesmus, and Lourdesia, all by Shelley). Taxonomic value is accorded the "prefemoral extension/elongation," which is absent from Eurymerodesmina; complete, encircles the acropodite, and extends for \~1/3 to 1/2 of the latter's lengths in Euryurini; and incomplete and extends for \~1/4 to 1/3 of the "outer" acropodital surfaces in Nannariina and xystodesmine tribes. Other newly recognized taxonomic characters include the "inner" and "outer" acropodital surfaces/margins, the position on the acropodital stem of the "distal curve/bend," and the length of the "distal zone." Rhysodesmus and Sigmoria (Rudiloria) t. trimaculata (Wood) (Xystodesminae: Rhysodesmini, Apheloriini) are recorded from, respectively, Chihuahua, Mexico, and Québec, Canada, as are Xystodesmidae/-inae and, provisionally, Chonaphini, Montaphe Chamberlin, and M. elrodi (Chamberlin), the only plausible taxa for an unidentifiable juvenile from near Yahk and only 2.5 km (1.6 mi) north of the International Border. The southern periphery of interior British Columbia (BC) thus represents the second xystodesmid faunal region in BC and the third in Canada. While incorporation of Euryuridae does not affect the family's overall distribution, that of Eurymerodesmidae fundamentally alters it by joining the formerly separate East-Nearctic and Meso-American regions into a continuous one extending, north-south, from Montréal Island, Québec, to Santa Ana Department, El Salvador, a distance of around 4,944 km (3,090 mi). Xystodesmidae also inhabit two West-Nearctic regions, one in the interior stretching from southernmost BC to northeastern Oregon and the other running along the Pacific Coast from southern Alaska to southern California. The family also occupies two Palearctic regions, each with three subregions, an eastern one spreading from Hokkaido, Japan, and the southern Maritime Province, Russia, to Taiwan; a point locality in northern Vietnam; and southern/eastern China. The second Palearctic area extends along the Mediterranean and adjoining seas from Morocco, Sardinia, and the southeastern corner of France to Cyprus and southern coastal Turkey. New locality data, references, and maps are provided along with diagnostic accounts of all reconceptualized taxa and new/revived statuses. A simple, sublinear, "stick-like" acropodite with a curve or bend near midlength or subapically and without a secondary telopodital projection is the hypothesized plesiomorphic gonopodal condition in Xystodesmidae. This form has undergone multitudinous modifications/alterations - twists, curls, variably configured thickened and laminate expansions, reductions, bi-/trifurcations, enlargements, ornamentations, etc. that are manifested in today's xystodesmine tribes. When Avalonia collided with Baltica 450 million years ago, ancestral xystodesmoideans on the former dispersed into the latter, penetrated and occupied vacant niches, and evolved into today's Melaphina (Euryurinae: Euryurini) and Devilleina (Xystodesminae). A similar evolutionary burst leading to today's Nearctic and East-Palearctic faunas occurred 10 million years later when Avalonia + Baltica collided with Laurentia to form Euramerica. Ancestral forms of Euryurinae and Xystodesminae again penetrated vacant niches and evolved; the former maintained the general gonopodal structural pattern of Melaphina but changed the epiproct from triangular to broad and spatulate, thereby creating Euryurina. The earliest xystodesmine taxa to evolve in Laurentia were Rhysodesmini and Rhysodesmus, which spread southwestward, penetrated "proto- Mexico, and left relict populations in today's southern Appalachians. Eurymerodesmina and Nannariina arose from ancestral euryurine stock prior to the Cretaceous in western Appalachia in their present area of overlap. The former dispersed to the west and south while the latter expanded to the east and north; consequently, the Western Inland Seaway minimally impacted Nannariina while eradicating Eurymerodesmina from the inundated area. Today's populations in the Plains and south-southeastern states therefore represent secondary dispersion in the past 50-60 million years. The Seaway also eradicated Rhysodesmus from these areas, but enough forms survived in high mountain refugia to replenish the fauna when the embayment receded.

10aacropodital hairs/surfaces10aacropodite10aApheloriini10aChonaphini10aDevillea/Devilleini10aMelaphe/Melaphina10aNannariina10aPachydesmini10aprefemoral process/extension10aRhysodesmus/Rhysodesmini1 aShelley, Rowland, M.1 aSmith, Jamie, M. uhttp://journals.fcla.edu/mundi/article/view/10702701878nas a2200133 4500008004100000022001400041245007100055210005900126300001600185490000700201520145500208100002501663856005601688 1993 eng d a0008-430100aThe milliped genus Isaphe Cook (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae)0 amilliped genus iIsaphei Cook Polydesmida Xystodesmidae a1161–11680 v713 a

The harpaphine xystodesmid milliped genus Isaphe, characterized by two telopodal branches and a prefemoral process that angles across the medial face of the telopodite, comprises two species. Isaphe convexa Cook occurs in montane forests of northern Idaho and Montana, and I. tersa (Cook) is known from riparian woodlands in canyons of the Snake, Salmon, and Palouse river basins in southeastern Washington and west-central Idaho. They are distinguished by the degree of dorsal convexity, strong in I. convexa and weak in I. tersa, and by the length of the prefemoral process, which is long and slender and extends well beyond the caudal margin of the telopodite stem in I. convexa, and is short and broad and terminates well before the margin in I. tersa. The strong convexity in I. convexa results from greater expression of the dorsal curvature than is the case in most xystodesmids because of a lower than usual origin of the paranota, rather than from depression of the latter. The following new synonymies are proposed: Hybaphe Cook under Isaphe Cook, H. curtipes Cook under I. tersa, and Leptodesmus (Isaphe) simplex Chamberlin under Harpaphe haydeniana haydeniana (Wood). Modern descriptions are provided for the genus and species, and anatomical illustrations and a distribution map are presented.

1 aShelley, Rowland, M. uhttp://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/10.1139/z93-15802180nas a2200133 4500008004100000022001400041245020300055210006900258300001600327490000700343520161500350100002501965856005601990 1990 eng d a0008-430100aA new milliped of the genus Metaxycheir from the Pacific coast of Canada (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae), with remarks on the tribe Chonaphini and the western Canadian and Alaskan diplopod fauna0 anew milliped of the genus iMetaxycheiri from the Pacific coast o a2310–23220 v683 a

Metaxycheir pacifica, a new chonaphine xystodesmid milliped from Vancouver Island, British Columbia, inhabits decidous spots in the forests along the Pacific Ocean from Bamfield to China Beach Provincial Park. It displays a subcylindrical body, imparted by reduced paranota caudal to segment 4; an acropodite in the form of a broad, open loop; and an acicular prefemoral process with minute subapical barbules. It is segregated from the type species, M. prolata Buckett and Gardner, in northern Idaho, by over 600 km, and is the second western Canadian xystodesmid. The tribe Chonaphini occupies five areas of allopatric populations: that of M. pacifica; from central Oregon to western Montana; and three areas in the north central and eastern states. The Pacific coastal region harbors the most diverse fauna of western Canada, and a second center of diversity lies around Mount Revelstoke and Glacier national parks. The diplopod fauna of Alaska and western Canada consists of at least 5 orders, 13 families, 22 genera, and 24 species; of these, 5, 10, 16, and 17 are indigenous forms and 2, 4, 6, and 7 are introductions, respectively. The chordeumatoid family Rhiscosomididae and the genus Rhiscosomides are new to Canada; five allochthonus species, Cylindroiulus caeruleocinctus (Wood), Ophyiulus pilosus (Newport), Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch), Brachydesmus superus Latzel, and Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, are new to the western provinces; and the Polyxenidae (Polyxenida) and Caseyidae (Chordeumatida) are new to Alaska.

1 aShelley, Rowland, M. uhttp://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/10.1139/z90-32301548nas a2200121 4500008004100000245012100041210006900162300001200231490000600243520101500249100002501264856013701289 1995 eng d00aParcipromus, n. gen., a Xystodesmid milliped genus from the Sierra Nevada Mountains, California (Polydesmida)0 aiParcipromusi n gen a Xystodesmid milliped genus from the Sierra a53–700 v33 a

The new xystocheirine genus Parcipromus is proposed for Xystocheir cooki Causey and two new species from the Sierra Nevada Range; they occur from Kings River Canyon, Fresno County, to the Greenhorn mountains in southern Tulare County. The genus occurs at the highest elevations of any Nearctic xystodesmid taxon, as its species live in or near Giant Sequoia Groves at 6-7,000'. Characterized in part by a simple, undivided, and curved acropodite, and a prefemoral process on the outer (caudal) side of the prefemur, Parcipromus differs markedly from other tribal components that possess two or more separate acropodal projections and a prefemoral process on the inner (anterior) surface. The species are distinguished primarily by the acropodal configuration, the length of the prefemoral process, and, if present, the size and shape of the latter's lateral spine. Descriptions are presented for the new taxa along with diagnostic illustrations and a key to species.

1 aShelley, Rowland, M. uhttps://myriatrix.myspecies.info/content/parcipromus-n-gen-xystodesmid-milliped-genus-sierra-nevada-mountains-california-polydesmida01301nas a2200205 4500008004100000245006500041210005900106520066800165653001400833100001800847700002500865700002700890700002300917700002400940700002700964700002500991700001701016700002201033856004001055 2016 eng d00aChiloBase 2.0 - A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda).0 aChiloBase 20 A World Catalogue of Centipedes Chilopoda3 a

'ChiloBase' is intended to be a catalogue of all known centipedes (Chilopoda) of the world. It is an electronic database, publicly and freely available through the World Wide Web (http://chilobase.biologia.unipd.it/). Based on a nomenclator of all genus- and species-level names, it is intended to offer, as far as possible, a consistent, updated taxonomic system for the Chilopoda. In a searchable web-based format, it aims to be a user-friendly reference database for faunistic, ecological and medical research, as well as to stimulate further taxonomic research. This catalogue is the product of a project developed under the umbrella of GBIF.

10aChilopoda1 aBonato, Lucio1 aChagas-Jr., Amazonas1 aEdgecombe, Gregory, D.1 aLewis, John, G. E.1 aMinelli, Alessandro1 aPereira, Luis, Alberto1 aShelley, Rowland, M.1 aStoev, Pavel1 aZapparoli, Marzio uhttps://chilobase.biologia.unipd.it